Hard to say how it plays out given how little we know. Will he come up with a story or just write the script? Will he be the only writer? Who else can change the script?
There will probably be a committee of people pouring over this thing and amending it. Maybe that's a good thing, nobody dared to tell Lucas how to suck eggs in Episode 1, and look what you got.

I hope no one from the original series makes a return cameo.

It's Star Wars: Episode VII not Star Wars 2: Episode I.

Mark, Carrie and Harrison were in talks with George before the sale.

Lando better be back too!

i've never seen toy story 3 or little miss sunshine but i am going to go ahead & assume that it's going to be pretty fukn bad.

Toy Story 3 is #54 on IMDb and LMS has a rating of 7.9...

I liked Toy Story 3 as well. Twas a lot more interesting than the first two. Also I don't wanna see any of the original cast back in the movie. I'd prefer something totally new and not a continuation of the other six. And the idea of it revolving around Han and Leia's kid/s sounds like such a dumb idea if that's what they are planning.

i've never seen toy story 3 or little miss sunshine but i am going to go ahead & assume that it's going to be pretty fukn bad.

toy story 3 is one of hte best moofies ever made.

i challenge any grown man to watch it and not cry!

I CHALLENGE THEM@!

Really hope this isn't truehttp://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/357610/Darth-Vader-to-be-resurrected

How the fuck are they going to do that?

I can think of a few ways... but most of them seem terrible.

LOL you idiots.

How did Obi Wan feature in episodes V and VI?

yer.. but if the intention is to have vader as anarkin the jedi ghost, then why does the article say "the evil vader will grace the big screen again"? it's not darth vader unless he's a sith.

Here's a theory... one of their kids will take on the mantle of Darth Vader. Perhaps even being manipulated by the ghost of Palpatine.

* BOOK SPOILER *

In the books Han and Leia's eldest son Jacen turned to the dark side and killed Luke's wife Mara Jade.

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Haha yeah good point about Indiana Jones 4, I don't want Star Wars turning into something with surprise sons and aliens.

Wha.. so they're not basing it on the Timothy Zahn series of books.. =(

In big news that has almost guaranteed awesomeness, Lawrence Kasdan has been signed up as a writer

Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg have closed deals to write installments of the new Star Wars trilogy, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. The pair will write either Episode VIII or Episode IX -- their exact division of responsibilities is yet to be determined -- and also will come aboard to produce the films.

He was a writer on Empire and Jedi, as well as being one of the main engines behind Raiders of the Lost Ark. This is really good news... when I first heard about these new Star Wars I was hoping they would get him involved.

linky

The big news I am waiting for is who is directing. I have a feeling it's going to be Spielberg now that Kasdan is on board.

Damn, yes he did :(

edit: though reading that article it doesn't exactly make it sound like an impossibility.

If Kasdan is on board then it might be ok.

Star wars, for me anyway, starts and finishes with the unmolested versions of the Original Trilogy.

Those other films are are the fecal splatter of a mad man.

I don't know the detail, but isn't it the case that it's Lucas who fucked up the 3 newer films? And he didn't really create all the awesomeness in the original trilogy?So as long as he's not involved it has a good chance of being dandy?

It's all speculation until the movie is released really... even when you get projects with "shitty" directors, cast and writers... sometimes they come out being quite awesome. Opposite end of the scale, put all the big names and dollar dollar bills behind it and it still turns out to be total wank...

Michael bay

joss whedon is too busy with all the marvel movies.

I would put money down that I'm probably the biggest starwars fan on qgl.

Firstly, I don't mind that Disney has the rights to this. They have made good movies and have some good writers on board with this so yeah no problem there.

secondly, IF they decide to carry on the original story even if its loosely based on it im cool with that, and it would be even cooler if some of the original cast made a return. For example luke could teach his sister the ways of the force and she becomes a jedi. I have read rumors many years ago that in one of the planned books that never got put forward luke turns to the dark side but lia manages to turn him back. In some comics bobba fett also returns and flys out of the sarlac pit.

I would imagine they would keep the empire side of things around but try a different strategy to gain galaxy control other than just trying to make a huge space station without the dark side influence.

Honestly who knows where they might go with it but il still watch it I just hope it stays tru to the original story or at least has some good connection with it.

Michael Arndt, the award-winning screenwriter of Little Miss Sunshine and Toy Story 3

Noooooooooooooooooooooo.....

And Stardust, so he can do fancy adventures too.

First Class and Kick-Ass were both really good.

so was stardust which he also directed.

Noooooooooooooooooooooo.....

i guess you've never seen those movies? i haven't seen little miss sunshine, but toy story 3 was excellent.

someone asked him if he would be interested. his response:

No, sorry. Especially if Disney’s going to do it. I’m not interested in the Simon West version of Star Wars.

neill blomkamp! i loved district 9

Fuck it, what's Tarintino doing?

no. just no.

As much as I love Whedon and his work, I don't want a Star Wars movie that feels like Firefly, I want a Star Wars movie that feels like Star Wars.